The Adjustment Bureau is loosely based on "The Tell-Tale Heart".
 The ib or metaphysical heart was believed to be formed from one drop of blood from the child's mother's heart, taken at conception
 The heart is an emblematic symbol in many religions, signifying "truth, conscience or moral courage in many religionsthe temple or throne of God in Islamic and Judeo-Christian thought; the divine centre, or atman, and the third eye of transcendent wisdom in Hinduism; the diamond of purity and essence of the Buddha; the Taoist centre of understanding

