1992 Lincoln Town Car Loose Shifter

Ok, so I was pulling out of my friends house (in reverse) and I went to put the car into drive. I heard a snap and then a click and my shifter went all loose. At first I thought it might have been my transmission going out. I dont even want to risk driving it to a shop becuz I dont even know if it will go into gear. I never tried after this. So I asked around the family (few mechanics in the fam) and the way I described it to them they said it might be a chain link or a broken cable. Either way when I was drivin the shifter was really really loose. Only other gear I was able to put it in was park. I heard 2 small clicks in between (maybe neutral and reverse) and was just a little hard to put in park. I have no knowledge about any of this kind of stuff. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated