I was! And I did see the new content! Very excited to see where his mind wanders to after all this time.
Looking more closely at the Ballard strip today, Garrett seems to be surreptitiously peering at the mystery object. Since this is a noir, it may not be a cow tool after all, so much as a MacGuffin.
Real history happening here! First official day of monkey sheriff! But not talking like one just yet. . .