Hard to tell from the pic. The part you say is "out and loose" is the shift valve. Operate the shift detent lever and see if the shift valve moves. That may be the problem if the lever has come loose from the shift valve. That would be simple.
Thanks Rob, I will do that and let you and all know. A real **** show day at work. Late trauma came in unexpecitdley...........Dam.....Hope these pics did some help