I can load many autosaves before and it would still halt.
It looks like it halts on the gc_check_race_pc("28") conditions for Neeshka.
It's supposed to go go into Short Race (I am a dwarf) condition and then she must say "Are you waiting for me to bring you a stool, or shall I lean over so we can kiss at last?" string.
I am seeing ... gc_check_race(1) AND gc_check_race(3) AND gc_check_race(5)
I think it is blowing up because it is checking whether I am a Dwarf AND a Gnome AND a Halfling (1,3,5) at the same time. There is no other option so it hits a dead-end and does not continue to the next item. Let me change the conditional to OR and see what happens...