They went to Awa Province through a back road at the Sasaguchi bansho (guard house) and were staying at hatago (inn with meals) in Konpira, Sanuki Province when they got caught for sekisho yaburi (breaking through or sneaking past a barrier).
笹口番所の裏道から阿波国に入り、讃岐国琴平の旅籠に泊まっていたところ、関所破りで捕まる。