Tasked with tackling the latest developments in the Heath Ledger story, perhaps the most delicate Hot Topic they've ever been confronted with, the ladies of The View today acquitted themselves with the refreshing mix of humor, sensitivity and insight that has made their program the one we turn to first to help us digest the day's news.

Comfortingly, the co-hosts are just as puzzled as we are about the impulse that led Ledger's masseuse to call Mary-Kate Olsen before 911 upon discovering her client's body; still, Joy Behar, always the pragmatist, managed to steer the conversation away from the gossipy and towards the practical, providing her colleagues with potentially life-saving instructions should one of them stumble upon her unconscious form under similar mysterious circumstances: she wants an ambulance, not an Olsen Twin and her security guards. Sherri, however, would prefer that a concerned friend take some time to empty her closets and computer of porn before placing an emergency call.