The only time I've come across retractors before was in obstetrics!
I'm new to this type of retrograde analysis but so I don't spoil things for anyone else, I'll post what I think may be the answer in white type below:
The only way I can see a mate in one move is to place a white knight on f8. That means the rook on that square has just been promoted from a pawn, so 'unpromote' from the rook to a knight?
Just having fun for the first time with retractors:
White might have checkmated on the last move.
White to take back his last move, and mate at once: