Use ePSXe 1.6.0 instead of 1.7.0.
1.7 doesn't like it for some reason and locks up at random parts very frequently, and I happened to have been freezing at the exact same part as you, the moment the guy is supposed to say "Sorry about that, I thought you were one of them."
I had no problems at all in 1.6.0
Edit:
Also, here are the sound settings I used to have the sound fully functional as well:
1.7 doesn't like it for some reason and locks up at random parts very frequently, and I happened to have been freezing at the exact same part as you, the moment the guy is supposed to say "Sorry about that, I thought you were one of them."
I had no problems at all in 1.6.0
Edit:
Also, here are the sound settings I used to have the sound fully functional as well:
Code:
Plugin: Eternal SPU 1.5b2
Audio Device: Direct Sound
Buffer Size: 64
Audio Out Method: Thread
All 3 special game fixes enabled
"Wait for XA buffer is free" Enabled under "Misc" section
Neill's Reverb
--- On Select Sound Plugin Screen ---
Enable Sound
Enable CDDA Sound
Enable XA Sound