I think if will all be clearer in the EE, and I wouldn't be surprised in the palantir did appear - the earlier scene with Gandalf and Denethor almost explicitly mentioned it. The choreography was affected by the absence of Beregond, which meant Pippin and Gandalf had to intervene more physically. It should have been clearer though, and Denethor more noble, even in his final despair.
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