The five abused kids ventured us into "The Place" never to live in the outside world again. Only Jello's little sister ever lived outside of the place afterward.
A big Indian and his son lived out there hidden from the world. He had kidnapped the boy when he was five.
No one could find their way in or out of this Place unassisted. In the early '40s, no one cared of had given these children much help or support.