He ran away from the hotel when they questioned him about the card.
4 seconds sound clip from the Home Alone 2: Lost in New York movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:01:29 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Get to New York as soon as possible, ma'am.
- Yeah, okay, we're on the next flight out.
- We're going to New York, move it!
- He ran away from the hotel when they questioned him about the card.
- He must be so scared, Peter!
- I wonder if he'd know enough to go to my brother's place?
- Maybe they have a house sitter.
[...]