Sling Blade Scene 12 Summary

  • Doyle leaves, and Linda makes a cup of coffee to try and relax.
  • Karl tries to cheer Linda up by telling her an off-color joke he heard from Bill, but he gets it all wrong.
  • It's almost breakfast-time, so Karl requests biscuits and mustard.
  • While making biscuits, Linda invites Karl over to Vaughan's house, where he can meet a nice "slow" girl that she works with.
  • Karl accepts the invitation.
  • As the two continue talking, Karl reveals that he killed his mom and Jesse Dixon.
  • Linda doesn't really mind, because she knows that Karl wouldn't hurt her family.