Episode 4 hot air balloon bug!

[DesertPrince]

I've been playing Silver Lining for the past few weeks and had been enjoying it so far! I got a good chunk into the game when suddenly the game would stop working after starting the hot weather balloon ride!  What would happen is that when the salesmen, Graham and the nymph get into the balloon, the next cutscene would bring me to a black screen for awhile and then the game would stop responding!

I tried reinstalling the game and running it as admin too. No luck. Anyone have the same problem? Anybody have a way around it? I'm so close to finishing Episode 4! The ride can't stop now!