We've all watched a mystery where you suspect, or just know, they've purposely been throwing you one red herring after another until they spill the beans and you feel "taken." "One of Us," aka "Retribution," skillfully moves from being a show you THOUGHT was about finding the murderer of a newlywed couple, to how the families of the victims deal with the appearance of the killer on their doorsteps. Now dead at the hands of an unrevealed family member, the killer remains an element in the story, although overshadowed by the progressive revelation of complex and not altogether wholesome inter- and intra-family relationships. We see trust erode as various family members suspect one or another of the crime, and everyone seems to have a skeleton or two in the closet. Damaged people, all, and that includes the police. Throughout, the view is never blatantly mislead to conclude who the guilty party is, instead sharing in the confusion of the cops who nonetheless methodically unravel both murders. I have enjoyed John Lynch since seeing him in "The Fall," and I was especially taken by his performance in the last few minutes of Retribution. It's great British drama. Stay with it and pay attention. You will not be disappointed, and you'll think about it a few times afterward.

How refreshing to watch a miniseries that doesn't drag on for 20 episodes and doesn't wallow in foul language and nudity. My only complaint is the drug subplot was unnecessary and added nothing to the story, so I have deducted a star. Other than that, it's absolutely worth watching!

By midway into Episode 4, I was laughing at the intertwining secrtets - everyone has one - of adultery, murder, cover up, drug dealing, corrupt cop, two people dying (an oldster and a youngster), unrevealed diseases (Parkinson's), lying, drug use, suicides, incompetent cops, incest, Bill tossing people out of his house, infanticide, abandonment, stealing, cover-ups, confessions, burying a complete car with a dead killer inside, and affairs. I am waiting for the revelation that someone was screwing one of the farm animals. That's about all that was left. Shakespeare could not even have pulled this one off. I'm not sure if I can make it through to the end. No one edited this script, and they damn well should have.

The show expertly opens by making you fall in love with two newly weds who meet an untimely demise, putting you on the back foot as the audience. It can only go up from here right? Wrong. As the characters are confronted with the killer of their beloved children, one of them is capable of murder, but all of them are capable of protecting the ones they love.Each episode delivers new twists and turns to the very end. What the final episode lacks in surprises, it makes up for in gripping performances and character turns which make for a satisfying conclusion which nicely wraps up a splendid watch of a show.