It is later revealed that Cody had secretly married Drew Grover ( Christopher Kirby ) while she was in America . Drew turns up in Ramsay Street and Cody is forced to explain that she returned home because Drew cheated on her . Of why Cody and Drew married , Kirby explained to Victoria Ross of '' Inside Soap '' " Drew married Cody so that he could transfer a family inheritance into her name and so avoid paying tax on it . She knew what she was getting into , but unfortunately she fell head over heels in love with him and was devastated when she found out that he was having an affair with her best friend . " Cody 's family are concerned when she does not send Drew back to America straight away and it looks like she wants to settle back into married life with him . However , Drew asks Cody for a divorce because he wants to be a politician and a mixed race marriage might ruin his political aspirations . Their marriage ends and Cody realises that she loves Rick . Brady said that she was not like Cody at all when it came to men , saying " Cody always seemed to need to have a man in tow . " After four years in the role , Brady decided to quit '' Neighbours '' . She said that Cody had been " great fun to play " , but it was time to move on . In 1996 , Cody was shot after a drugs bust in Ramsay Street goes wrong . She was hit by a stray bullet as police tried to apprehend the drug dealers . The situation was described as being perhaps one of the most disturbing events to have ever occurred in Ramsay Street . Cody was left in a critical condition and she was taken to the hospital , where she underwent surgery . Cody 's mother flew down from Darwin to be by her daughter 's bedside , but Cody later died . Months before the storyline was due to air in the United Kingdom , the Dunblane massacre occurred and the BBC were urged not to show the scenes , which had been labelled " inappropriate and insensitive . " Cody was the youngest child born to Doug and Pam Willis . Cody is sister to Adam ( Ian Williams ) , Brad ( Scott Michaelson ) and Gaby ( Rachel Blakely ) . Cody falls for Todd Landers , who is her classmate at Erinsborough High . When Todd 's girlfriend , Melissa Jarrett ( Jade Amenta ) goes away to America , Cody decides to make a play for Todd . Cody tries to seduce Todd , but he remains committed to Melissa . Todd later kisses Cody , but he stays with Melissa . Cody then began dating Josh Anderson ( Jeremy Angerson ) . Melissa and Josh begin to spend more time together studying and they fall for each other . Todd then breaks up with Melissa for Cody
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