Lost 110 GB of disk space after deleting files in target mode... A mystery?

Dear all,
Yesterday, I used my MBP in Target Disk mode and deleted a directory with approx. 110 GB of files in it. Now I found out that this space is mysteriously gone: the available free space on my hard disk did not increase, and the files are not in the trash or anywhere where I can find them.
I tried Disk Utility doing ‘Verify Disk’ as well as ‘Repair Disk Permissions’, but with no success.
Could any one advice me how I can recover my disk space?
Thanks in advance....
/Rudi

Thanks, Tony.
No, they are not in the trash of the other computer. It would also have taken the computer a while to transfer these files (110 GB takes a while, even over FireFire 800).
The issue is not that I want to recover these files (I have backup copies), I just would like to have my disk space back. It is siting somewhere but 'lost' to the DOS.
Best, Rudi

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