A competent skater herself, Maureen watches in horror as he puts on skates and ventures out on the ice with a partner. As he approaches the critical first turn, she prepares herself, as she puts it, to "identify the body".
Maureen, who is an accomplished skater, looks on anxiously as her partner puts on skates and steps onto the ice with another person. Just before reaching the critical first turn, Maureen mentally prepares herself, describing it as needing to "identify the body".