Quote Originally Posted by Animeniax
Well it's like a cutscene but it's in-game. As you walk up to a particular NPC, the camera shifts focus to him, then your movements are restricted. You can't use any of the commands and you can't move beyond a few steps either way. Occasionally the screen will "glitch", at which point you're supposed to click a button in order to get an alternate view of the scene. You can see the NPC's mouth moving, but no sound comes out. The background music continues to play so I don't think it's an audio problem. Eventually the scene completes and you're released to continue on your way, but none the wiser about the purpose of the sequence.
You sure you're not eavesdropping on the guy by accident? Otherwise, I don't have any idea. I've only watched my brother play the game.