Two days later they still hadn't heard from or seen Sango. Once the police began searching, they found her. She hadn't been well hidden. Whomever had left her hadn't really wanted to kill her. The forensics lab had found something similar to a jawbreaker in her throat.
This led the police to believe that whoever had done this had only meant to have his way with her; stuffing the candy in her mouth behind a gag to keep her quiet. She had struggled, lodging the candy in her throat, choking her.
The news was devastating. Miroku didn't want to believe it.