Alright, fixed it. Use file 2. But, I have some questions as to how this happened.
Did you edit variables/switches yourself or somehow sequence break getting into Marigold before you were supposed to? The cause was a variable being higher than it should have been through normal play.
Huh, strange. Let me know if it happens again and I'll fix it for you. (Also noticed you weren't doing sidequests and should mention there's a ton of content in those, if you don't mind it not being with the main LI)