Parking Brake boot

Greetings ( from soggy Seattle )
I arrived at the office one day and set the parking brake. The bottom of the boot popped up from the console. I tried to reattach it but it appeared that there was no longer any "locking/latching" mechanism.
I took the car to my local Ford dealer and they said that the brake handle and boot had to be replaced. They ordered the part and I returned to have it installed on Thursday. They had the car for half a day.
This was pretty straight forward and covered under warranty.
Thought I'd pass this along. Kudos to Todd at Ford of Bellevue for good service.
Putt
2003 Metalic Gray/black/black ink