FORD JONES INVESTIGATIONS The year is 1937 and the Ford Jones Detective Agency operates from a small second story office in Oakland, CA. Jones is a mousy, little man whose clothes are always a size too big. His assistant is a tall, muscular black man named Rufus. All of which is a sham used to trick white clients. Rufus is in fact the real Rutherford Jones, aka Ford Jones. Aware that his skin color would impede his chosen career, he convinces his young, alcoholic friend, Jimmy "Bottles" McGee to pose as Ford Jones. The ruse leads to all manner of com- plications for the pair. In this trio of...