Editing Harry Lyme (section)

=== Home Alone ===
While scouting homes in the affluent Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Harry disguised himself as a police officer using a name tag that read "Birniasz." This allowed him to gain access to the McCallister household under the pretense of checking for burglary precautions.

Inside the chaotic home, Harry was largely ignored as the McCallister family hurriedly prepared for their Christmas trip to Paris. He briefly interacted with a pizza delivery boy, asserting that the order wasn’t for him and casually stating he was “just around for the holidays.”

Eventually, Harry managed to speak with [[Peter McCallister]], who explained that their home had door locks and automatic light timers. Harry tried to inquire about the family’s departure schedule, but Peter was pulled away by his son Buzz to eat pizza. Harry later caught [[Kate McCallister]]’s attention as she paid the delivery boy. She explained that the trip was a gift from her brother-in-law Rob, who had recently moved to Paris. When Harry heard they were leaving first thing in the morning, he cheerfully responded, “Excellent.” Before departing, Harry reassured Kate that her home was "in good hands."

After the McCallisters left for their trip, Harry and Marv parked their van near the house. Harry revealed to Marv that his impersonation of a police officer had successfully deceived the neighborhood, and he knew which homes would be vacant.

When they attempted to break into the McCallister house, they were surprised to see the interior lights suddenly turn on. Kevin, left home alone, had noticed their shadows outside and acted quickly to deter them. A perplexed Marv questioned Harry, who reiterated that the family was supposed to have left that morning. Unwilling to take any risks, the duo retreated for the time being.

The next morning, Harry and Marv decided to rob the Murphys' house, located across the street from the McCallister residence. While there, they overheard a voicemail from Peter McCallister on the Murphys' answering machine, confirming that Harry's assumption about the McCallister family being away was correct. They planned to return to the McCallister house later that night to rob it.

As they left the Murphy home, Marv performed their infamous "calling card" by clogging the kitchen sink and leaving the water running, much to Harry's irritation. Harry scolded Marv, calling the act "a sick thing to do." While driving away, they almost hit Kevin, who was walking past the driveway. Marv shouted a warning to Harry just in time, and Harry angrily told Kevin to watch where he was going. Attempting to play it cool, Harry wished Kevin a Merry Christmas and smiled, flashing his gold tooth. Kevin immediately recognized the distinctive gleam, having seen it the night before, and realized Harry was one of the burglars. Alarmed, Kevin ran away, prompting Harry to pursue him. However, Kevin eluded them by hiding in a nativity scene at a nearby church.

Later that night, Harry and Marv returned to rob the McCallister house as planned. However, Kevin, anticipating their return, created the illusion of a lively party inside by animating mannequins and playing loud Christmas music. Fooled once again, the burglars abandoned their plans.

The next morning, Harry sent Marv to investigate the house further. Inside, Marv encountered Kevin's clever setup, which included a recording of a gangster film scene and real fireworks to simulate gunfire. A shaken Marv reported back to Harry, who saw this as an opportunity to frame a supposed "murderer" to deflect attention from their own crimes. Their confidence was soon restored when they saw Kevin cutting down a backyard tree for Christmas, realizing that the party and gunfight had been a ruse. Despite Marv's hesitations about robbing a house with a child inside, Harry insisted on proceeding, declaring the house a prize he'd wanted since the beginning.

The pair formulated a plan to break in at 9:00 p.m. Pretending to be Santa Claus and an elf delivering gifts, they approached the house but were immediately met with resistance when Kevin shot Harry in the groin with a BB gun through the doggy door. Marv was similarly shot in the forehead. Furious, they split up, with Harry attempting to enter through the front door and Marv heading to the basement.

Kevin's house was rigged with an array of booby traps, and Harry suffered numerous injuries, including slipping on icy steps, burning his hand on a heated doorknob, getting his head scorched by a blowtorch, being covered in glue and feathers, and slipping on toy cars. Marv fared no better, enduring his own set of traps before both were hit by paint cans and tangled in wires. At one point, Kevin used Buzz's pet tarantula, Axl, to further disorient them. A terrified Marv accidentally flung the spider onto Harry, prompting Harry to angrily retaliate by striking Marv with a crowbar.

As the chase continued, Kevin fled to the Murphys' house, where Harry and Marv managed to ambush and capture him. The pair gleefully prepared to exact revenge on Kevin, with Harry threatening to bite off his fingers one by one. However, before they could harm him, Kevin's neighbor, Marley, intervened, knocking them out with his snow shovel.

The police arrived shortly after and arrested the duo. As they were driven away, Harry glared at Kevin through the police car window, seething with frustration and defeat.