Dart wagon rear window handle, Doh!!

Yup, the key the locksmith made is an ignition/door style key, different however, from my doors, and my ignition. I suspect the ignition switch has been changed, and I know the entire tailgate has been. With the key made, the lock turns, I can't take a decent pic of the guts of the mechanism, but it appears that the lock cylinder should have a pin or cam of some sort to actuate the square pin that pops up into the adapter to the regulator splines, but there's nothing there.

If you can reach into the inside of the tailgate, run a magnet around the bottom, maybe your missing piece fell down inside?